when was forest act enacted during the british period how many times and when was it amended name the three categories of forests according to the forest act
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It was enacted in 1865 and was amended twice. Once in 1878 and then in 1927. The three categories were the 'reserved forests' 'protected forest' and 'village forests'
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Forest act was introduced in India in the year 1865 during British rule and was implemented three times and has three categories- reserved, village and protected forests.
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- To control the movement and conductance of proceedings of forest life, the Indian Forest act was first enacted by British in 1865.
- This act was later amended in 1878 by converting the forest authority from traditional Indian community to the hands of the British.
- The 1878 and 1927 act categorized forests into 3 categories, these are - reserved, village and protected forests.
- The forest areas owned by the government with high protection are considered as reserved forests, like- sanctuaries, forests that have limited protection and runs on government funding is considered as protected forest and forest under village panchayat is the village forest.
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